My children, do not exaggerate. You see trials, traps, lies! Werner, I am asking you for just a little compassion for your brother. These are issues that Leni cannot face on her own.

In other matters, you will be free as birds. You will see, everything will end well. I fear that Franz will not live much longer. One night, you will secretly bury him in the park. With him, the last true Von Gerlach will disappear. I mean the last monster!

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]